Sam Steel vs William Karlsson

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

William Karlsson holds a +1.1% FO% edge overall. Look for Steel on offensive-zone draws (70% H2H, 20 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Steel 50.2% vs Karlsson 51.3% (-1.1%)
H2H factor Steel leads 30-18 in 48 meetings
Offensive zone Karlsson 70.4%
Defensive zone Karlsson 78.8%
Neutral zone Karlsson 69.1%
Result William Karlsson favored at 71.3%
28.7%
71.3%
Steel Karlsson
Head-to-Head Record
30 - 18 (48 meetings)
30
18
Steel Karlsson
Last 10: Steel 4-6 Karlsson

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Steel
14
6
Steel Karlsson
20 total
Defensive Zone
Even
4
4
Steel Karlsson
8 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Steel
12
8
Steel Karlsson
20 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Steel
Karlsson
Edge
Even Strength
50.6% (2,876)
51.8% (7,849)
-1.2%
Power Play
62.6% (179)
54.8% (1,048)
+7.8%
Penalty Kill
37.4% (254)
44.2% (1,109)
-6.8%
On power play, Steel has a +7.8% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Karlsson shoots left. Steel is 50.0% vs left-shot opponents (2,072).
Steel shoots left. Karlsson is 50.8% vs left-shot opponents (6,551).
Home / Away
Steel
Karlsson
Home
50.0% (1,560)
52.0% (5,090)
Away
50.4% (1,749)
50.5% (4,916)
By Period
Steel
Karlsson
P1
51.9%
50.3%
P2
49.5%
51.3%
P3
49.6%
52.4%
OT
41.9%
44.9%
Final 5 min
48.4%
51.5%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Steel
50.0%
49.0%
50.2%
Karlsson
64.0%
57.5%
51.3%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Dec 6, 2024 3 01:43 Offensive William Karlsson
Apr 3, 2023 1 12:14 Offensive Sam Steel
Feb 9, 2023 2 02:41 Neutral Sam Steel
Dec 31, 2021 1 08:40 Defensive William Karlsson
Apr 18, 2021 3 11:06 Defensive William Karlsson
Apr 18, 2021 2 18:13 Neutral Sam Steel
Apr 18, 2021 2 14:06 Neutral William Karlsson
Apr 18, 2021 2 10:12 Offensive William Karlsson
Apr 16, 2021 2 00:00 Neutral William Karlsson
Apr 16, 2021 1 10:22 Offensive Sam Steel
Apr 16, 2021 1 10:14 Defensive William Karlsson
Feb 27, 2021 3 11:05 Neutral Sam Steel
Feb 27, 2021 2 08:31 Defensive Sam Steel
Feb 27, 2021 2 08:09 Offensive Sam Steel
Feb 9, 2021 3 14:36 Offensive William Karlsson
Feb 9, 2021 3 08:00 Offensive Sam Steel
Feb 9, 2021 3 05:28 Offensive William Karlsson
Feb 9, 2021 1 15:17 Defensive Sam Steel
Feb 9, 2021 1 12:42 Defensive William Karlsson
Jan 16, 2021 3 18:45 Offensive William Karlsson